How to say “go sightseeing” in Chinese
go sightseeing
“Go sightseeing” in Chinese is 游览, yóu lǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
游览 is read yóu lǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”.
At the bottom, 见 “see”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “游览”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 游览. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们坐船游览了这个城市。wǒmenzuòchuányóulǎnlezhègechéngshìWe toured the city by boat.
- 第一天我们游览了三个景点dìyītiānwǒmenyóulǎnlesāngejǐngdiǎnOn the first day we saw three sights.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “go sightseeing” in Chinese?
“Go sightseeing” in Chinese is 游览, pinyin yóulǎn.
What does 游览 mean?
游览 (yóulǎn) means “go sightseeing”.
How do you write 游览?
游览 is 2 characters: 游 (yóu) — swim; wander; 览 (lǎn) — look, view. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 游览?
游览 is read yóulǎn. Tones: yóu — second tone, lǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“go sightseeing” in the lesson “Planning a trip”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and experiences” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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